Dakshina Kannada
Meet the Karnataka man measuring rainfall for 47 years
This farmer of Dakshina Kannada district has followed in his father’s footsteps and has weather data for about 17,500 days, a treasure for climate researchers.
The island village that gets cut off every monsoon
With the lone bridge connecting it to the mainland getting dismantled every monsoon, the island of Pavoor Uliya in Karnataka becomes completely isolated for several months each year.
Brakes on boredom: Karnataka’s bus stop libraries
Commuters in Dakshina Kannada of Karnataka can read and even borrow books at 267 bus stops across the district, thanks to an initiative by the Zilla Panchayat.